Even most knowledgeable Italian wine lovers have never heard of this producer from Abruzzo but when you only make wine ½ of the time, that makes it infinitely harder to find. I can’t think of another producer that only made wine in 50% of years in the decade of the 1980’s. Edwardo Valentini is one of the legends of Italian Viticulture and his wines are an epiphany, especially for this region.
Valentini died in 2006 as one of the legends of the Italian wine world. Through the course of the decade of the 1980’s Valentini only produced five vintages making him one of the most selective winemakers in the world. This reclusive winemaker never traveled to the U.S. to promote his wine, nor did he do much promoting in Italy. His wines speak for themselves transcending Montepulciano and Trebbiano to new heights.
First we had a dazzling display of the world’s greatest Trebbiano. I remember the 1984 vintage that I bought on closeout over 10 years ago now. Half of the bottles were off but the ones that were good reminded me of the finest white burgundy, they were Le Montrachet like in richness and complexity.
Join us as we experience these epic wines along with a few small course prepared by Wine Watch Caterings Toni Lampasone. The fee for this tasting/dinner is $175 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463.
This is an informative wine production highlighting the wines at the Wine Watch, in Fort Lauderdale. It is intended as a companion to Wine Watch Email offers. For more information please visit www.winewatch.com